Revelation 11:3 NIV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 11:3

And I will give power unto my two witnesses - In respect to this important passage Revelation 11:3-13 I propose to pursue the same method which I have pursued all along in this exposition: first, to examine the meaning of the words and phrases in the symbol, with a purpose to ascertain the fair signification of the symbols; and, secondly, to inquire into the application - that is, to inquire whether any events have occurred which, in respect to their character and to the time of their... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 11:3-6

Revelation 11:3-6 . And I will give power unto my two witnesses Here God promises to raise up some true and faithful witnesses to preach and protest against the innovations and inventions which he foresaw would corrupt Christianity, especially in the western parts of Europe. “Of these witnesses,” says Bishop Newton, “there should be, though but a small, yet a competent number; and it was a sufficient reason for making them two witnesses, because that is the number required by the law,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 11:1-14

Two witnesses (11:1-14)In Daniel 9:24-27 there is a prophecy that the enemies of the Jews would corrupt their city and their temple for three and a half years (which is the same as forty-two months, or 1260 days). This happened in 167-164 BC, when the ruler of the Syrian sector of the Greek Empire, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, conquered Jerusalem, killed Jews by the thousand and tried by every means to destroy their religion. His supreme expression of hate for God’s people was to set up a Greek idol... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 11:3

give. Add " power ". Figure of speech Ellipsis. App-6 . My two witnesses. God has not specified their names. We know that two men are to be raised up "in that day", endowed with wondrous powers to execute a special mission. They are called emphatically "MY two witnesses "(See Revelation 1:5 ). prophesy. See Revelation 10:11 and App-189 . a thousand . . . days = forty-two months, Revelation 11:2 . The periods are probably synchronous. thousand. See Revelation 14:20 and App-197 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 11:3

And I will give unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.My two witnesses ... The identity of these two witnesses appears to this writer to be definitely and undeniably, God's word, and God's church, those two witnesses indeed being the only two witnesses of God throughout the whole Christian age, since the ascension of Jesus Christ our Lord. One of these was featured in the preceding chapter under the imagery of the "little... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 11:3

Revelation 11:3. I will give power unto my two witnesses, &c.— The sacred writer assures us that God would raise up some true and faithful witnesses, to preach and protest against the innovations mentioned in the preceding verse: and there were Protestants long before ever the name came into use. Of these witnesses there should be, though but a small, yet a competent number; and it was a sufficient reason for making them two witnesses, because that number is required by the law, Deu 19:15... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 11:3

3. I will give power —There is no "power" in the Greek, so that "give" must mean "give commission," or some such word. my two witnesses—Greek, "the two witnesses of me." The article implies that the two were well known at least to John. prophesy—preach under the inspiration of the Spirit, denouncing judgments against the apostate. They are described by symbol as "the two olive trees" and "the two candlesticks," or lamp-stands, "standing before the God of the earth." The reference is to... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 11:1-14

F. Supplementary revelation of the two witnesses in the Great Tribulation 11:1-14John recorded the revelation dealing with the two witnesses to inform his readers of the ministries of these important individuals during the Great Tribulation. This section continues the parenthetical revelation begun in Revelation 10:1. It is one of the more difficult chapters to interpret, and students of the book have proposed many different explanations. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 11:3

Who is speaking in this verse? The speaker seems to be the angel who spoke in Revelation 11:1-2, who here speaks for God (cf. Revelation 11:8).God did not reveal the identity of the two witnesses. Many commentators believe they will be Moses and Elijah since these men were prophets and performed the kinds of miracles these witnesses will perform (Revelation 11:6). [Note: E.g., Smith, A Revelation . . ., p. 169; Tenney, p. 191; and Barclay, The Revelation . . ., 2:87.] Others believe they will... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 11:3-6

2. The ministry of the two witnesses 11:3-6Even though believing Jews will suffer persecution at this time, God will still get His message out. Two witnesses will be especially significant at this time. Valid testimony required two witnesses under the Old Covenant (Deuteronomy 19:15), and both Jesus and the early church sent out emissaries in pairs (Mark 6:7; Luke 10:2; Acts 13:2; Acts 15:39-40). read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Revelation 11:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Revelation 11:3-6

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Revelation 11:1-14

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Revelation 11:3

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Revelation 11:3

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Revelation 11:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Revelation 11:3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 11:1-14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 11:3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Revelation 11:3-6

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